Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-01-12
NEWS CONDENSED.
Tslegraphic Summary Of Impor.
tant Happenings at Home
and Abroad,
THE E.A9T.

Ohio Railroad, which left New York about
8 o'clock Of Monday, the Sd inst, for
Chicago, with five coaches and four Sleep
ers all we'll filed with passengers, collidsd
with m easiern.bound freight seven miles
east of Tifin about o'clock on the morn
ing of the 4th. The west-bound train was
fifty minutes late. and was running at the
rate of fifty miles an hour. Passing Re-
public, small station, like flash, they
rushed along the curve mile west OF that
town, when suddenly the engineer saw the
freight train under full Roadway within
100 yards Of him. He ut once applied
the brakes aud reversed his engine,
but it did no good. The next instant
the crash came, telescol ing the coaches
and pilipg them upon each other. To
add 10 the horrible scene fife broke
out in the smoking car and soon spread to
the other cars, Mnny people were kill
outright, while others were wedoed in
among the broken cars md slowly con-
snmel. The screams OF the wounded and
dying were heartrending, lut 10 assistance
could lie given until fnrm"r. awakened by
the crash. came and with other neighbors
worked like heroes TO save the perishing.
AT this writing nineteen dead 10 Ties have
leen recovered and they lie Turned and
discovered beside the track. Help was
sent from Republic and from Tiftin as
soon MS the news was received.
Two OLD mIsers, Joseph Perry and
Richard Rice. cousins, who lived together
in Philadelphia, we're found dead in the
fifth of their lonely home on the TIL inst.
They had evidently been dead three or
four days. A search of their premises re-
vealed horded wealth in money and securi-
ties to the amount of 100000.
IT is stated that q very pressing invita-
ton has been sent to the President and
Mrs. Cleveland and the members of the
United States Cabinet to become guests of
the Governor General ut Montreal during
the carnival.
THOMAS F. MEASY, q discharged rail
road employe in Connecticut, brought suit
for conspiracy against the superintendent
of two railroads who had black listed him.
The court fined each Of the accused $50,
and in his decision said that design to
hinder nnv man from putting his labor on
the market when, where AMI for such COM
pensotion as he may agree, is equally
criminal with any conspiracy designated to
hinder the sale of the merchandise Of any
roiucer or dealer, and is more disastrous
in effect than any other conspiracy except
that to take life.
A DISASTROUS shipwreck occurred on
the morning OF the sth inst, near the Lit
tie Island life saving station. on the Virgin
Ia coast. The vessel was the German ship
Elizabeth, from Hamburg to Baltimore.
Size stranded on bar, 300 yards from
shore. The lfe-saving crew attempted TO
save the ore " of the vessel and succeeded
in getting them in their life-boats, when q
furious sea overlook them and all, twenty
two in number, were washed overheard
Several of the bodies were washed ashore,
and two of the life-saving crew were re.
suscitated, but one will probably die.
AT youngstown, o., on the 9Th inst,
natural gas leaking from q street main be-
low, nearly completed briacls block, cost.
ing SIS, 1000, exploded, setting fire to the
building and entirely consuming it and
four other adjoining business houses. The
FIRST Baptist Church and livery stable
were blown TO pieces by the shock, and one
or two persons are supposed 10 have per.
ished in the ruins.
The steamer Sir John burned Just out
the st. John, N. b., harbor on the morn.
ing of the goth. The crew of twenty men
were found huddled together on the rocks
at Black Point. Their clothes were frozen
TO their bodies and they were suffering ter
ribly. 1t was found that FIVE were so badly
burned, including the captain, that they
cannot live. The fire broke out in the
galley at midnight from an overturned
lamp. The steward was drowned while
swimming ashore. The rest got to land by
line carried ashore by the captain.
THE steamer In Champagne sailed from
New York on Christmas and landed her pas
sengers in Havre on New Years day. The
feat is an unprecented one.
THE vault in the bank of Wick Brothers
l. Co. at Youngstown, Ohio, became flied
with gas during the double holiday. When
q match was struck, there occurred nm ex-
plosion which tore out the front and side of
the building and seriously burned the Look
keeper.
IT is stated TINT the oleomargarine Inv
has already Aaved over S1,0Oo,0o0 10 tile
dairy farmers of New York State alone.
The Surrogate at Butfulo decided to adj
NIT to probate the will of the late Frank
Tracey, and virtually made the contest
ants bear the own cos's. The only child
WINS cut off with 100000, and there is
$1,000, 900 to fight for.
OWING 10 the continued strike of the
coal beavers of New Jersey n coal famine
is much feared i'll New York city.